Chronic stress can elevate heart risks, disrupt sleep, and weaken immunity. Learn how long-term stress harms the body and ...

Feeling overly jumpy at small noises is not just an annoyance — it can be a sign of how the brain and body react to stress, stimulants, trauma, or underlying medical conditions. Kirtly Jones, MD, ...

One morning in the winter of 2013, I woke up shaking uncontrollably. I had no other physical symptoms and no amount of slow breathing, distraction, or other intervention would help. Eventually, my ...

Hippocrates wrote that we are all beset by disturbing forces that upset our balance (1). Fortunately, there are restorative forces that can re-establish balance. Galen called these Vis Medicatrix ...

Stress is an everyday occurrence for most people, but too much of it could be signs of a deeper issue. Stress is “a normal human response to anything physical or emotional that places a strain on the ...

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With all that has happened in 2020, it is normal to feel some level of stress, burnout, worry, sadness, or mental exhaustion. However, rates of mental illness have also risen significantly in 2020 ...

A few weeks ago, I read a piece in The Atlantic about how Shakespeare wrote great works when quarantined due to the bubonic plague. On Twitter, I’ve seen cheery proclamations that sheltering-in-place ...

A researcher slips stickers under some colored cups on a lazy Susan, then gives the tray a whirl. When the spinning stops, a preschooler must find the hidden stickers. Most children remember where the ...

Some stress can be normal during pregnancy, but chronic stress may cause maternal and infant health issues. It is common to experience some worries and anxiety during pregnancy. However, persistent or ...